Rocking stem slide



Feb 28,1933. w. H, NOEL-UNG. v1,899,395

ROCKING STEM SLIDE Filed Dec. 21, 1931 1 P v1. i-P1 .N 3

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.1I-This inventionrelates-to arocking ,Cushion'i the anchorage thereby and theslidable'. base:

f The f chief feature of vthe. invention in the rigidjmountingjof aplate upon a'slide v r anchoring member Vandl yieldingly( associat-y i ing the same Withi'a. base insuchfamanner that the anchorage portion has tilting move-'-- ment relativeto the ibase "and zwithoi'it Contact with the base ,portion. f

` `l understood from;thefaccompanyingdrawing and' the following 'claims vendv description :l f

s'temanchoragetype.

Fig.- 2 illustratesv the" i parte ofnhegl slide; in kassembled relation justA previous tosee'urv f ing'all'of the parts'together'inoperative rela#V Fig.' :a is Y modified form oftheinvention.y

f Fig-.15 is aV View"similar'ft'oFig,land of a still further modified ormoffthe irivention--` Y Fig. 6v is a viewf similar tojFigQBland ofa further modified form o the? iiiientiomthe Y modifications shownfin Figs. 5``and di'er# 40- ing' from each as the kmodifi Fig. 7 is a central section.throughainodif` liedform ofsli'de-;

, Fig. 8 is asimllarfvieuiiof :isonievifhgat.sim` ilar; modieation'illustrated iniFgig 7 .fjk" Y .The .stern'yincludesEanfj enlargement :1; 14g4 and portionlorlrp'artsirsnpported l n Y y mounted' .onk the lower ven'dlfo'fithe stemimr f cup y.or ibase,` isca cushion washer or dise 23.- i' The-plate' v.lis then nested within the cup andi*` f superimposed lthereon f is` thefoentrally apelft'ured,cushionwasher24`having the aperture j 25 `into whichr .extends the.: central'embossfl K* fluent and fthrough Which `projeetsthe stern" 75 f l avvievvfsiiilarzland offa* when lthe vparts/are operatively Tassooiated y cations "shown in n A y VVspongerubber!or.maybe oflessresilientcusl-y Y v i-on material.; Atno time,ftherefore, does the Washerjlengage thebasefor-:oupQLikei Y, n Wise,vr atfnov timedoes-thefcushion ematerial.` i engage 4...the leg or 'socket'."rRelativetilting.

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that is adapted to freceive v. a stem 13 ore load sustaininganchoring portion of) the Slide.

mediately ,below q the enlargement kis l acentr'allyi apertnlred plate 'having the peripheral portion 15, I the :upwardly directed embossed"4 portion 16 andthe '..coaxial recess 17, through e A @up Shaped chante fdrin'ih'g. Besef-'gee attened. `bottorni portion '20 and the irpef ripherail WallV 21,1;.terminatingi in lthe.' free;y

Gdge22f Nestedfwithinfthechamber of said i' n To.

together.` v. f. The parts: are assembled Las shownin Fig.;y f 2 and then [the free end y220ithevcupisdif..A l 'BVO'Y rected inwardly into the formation shfoWnIin Fig,` y1; #When ,thus directed inwardly, z the awasherll lis vforced. inwardlyfand upwardly, 'l asillustrated, and thewasher or disc-23 `is fo'ree.dinwardlyand upwardlyl as illustrated.Ak These f, cushion.` Washers may" be of," so-oalled .5' 9 jis a transverse:sectionl taken :o n linel i .v

s Y .YjTheehiefobject"y f'thisv invention is; tto; i v providea slide which canfbefsuitably `mountff ed uponfurnitureflegs and which Wilhper-Jy mit thelegand theanehorageportion-.of ytheVv slide kto tilt relatively to r'theruzbase fportion,

an'dfwhich is so arranged-that when desired p therevis no vmetal tometalcontact betweenv Y 6e: I' uwhich the Vstemportion l8leiitendsa- The flow erendnofthe stemisenlarged'asat 19;.and the eentrallyembosse'd plate rigidly*anchored` e5 f' frFig., 23e-includes thefourved but relatively movement between the base and the stem is permitted by reason of the cushion connection between the base and the plate supported .by the stem.

In Fig.'1 there is also illustrated alcoil spring 26 which may be interposed between V the plate and the base but which 'in this ligure is shown bearing upon the cushion disc 23, Valthough the spring may be nested in a central aperture iii the disc V23whenthe latter comprises a washer and saidspring will then bear upon the base. ,Withthis construction the cushion washer will peripherally envelope thecoilspring.'v henev-er desired, the cusli`V ion disc may beotsmaller'diameter and r1pev` ripherally enveloped by thecoil spring.

latter then will be interposed between"theplate, portion and the base20. In certain instances the cushion plate 231 may be entire-,`

ly omitted and a suitable spring construction orfa pair of'springs coiled one withinjthe n wall 121. The coil spring employed is indi-h cated by vthe'numeral 126` and the 'plate 115 other' may be substitiitdthe'refor. 'The'se'va-- Timm additions and Omissions, in View pf,

this disclosure,"willfbefreadilyapparent to those skilled iii this art` without additional illustration. v Y. InjFigs.- 3 and 4 of'. the drawing, there is are anchoring portion 118, the retaining `portion 119, the lower cushion '123, the upper' washer 124 having the central aperture125 therein, the cup "likelbase 120 and the side carried by the stem is centrally embossed as a 116 and centrally apertured as at 117 In this form of theinvention there-is proff vid-ed an additional metal retaining `washer and? the saine fherein includes ,aperipheral portion 130, the laterally offset portion 1131,

` termina-ting in an annular centrally `recessed..V

portion 132. -The upper end122 oftheibase in this form of the invention is shown-'turned-` inwardly so as :to overlie theportion` 130., of" the last mentioned washer, whereby? all of. C the partsareretai ned in assembled relation.`

Fig. 4 of the drawing shows the parts be fore finalV assembly and in their predetermined'arrangemeiit immediately priorito final association or completion. Y

In Fig. 'of the drawing, there is illustrated a modified form of the `invention whereinA like orsimilar parts are .indicatel Vby numerals ofthe 200 seriesthus thestem 2:13 has 4the enlargement 214, the plate supportingportion 218vand theretaining portion 219. 'The plate is indicated by the numeral 215 and 4includes i the 'upwardlyA directed centrally embossed portion 216 provided with a'centralV aperture j 217, Herein the baseinember is shown comprising :a vitreous, phenol condensation or the chamber formed in tliebase. sired, the spring 226 maybe employed .with

relatively hard rubber material and is indi- V222 being arranged for inturning and'retainingpthe cushion washer 224'having the central aperture-225, through which the stem projects. The plate rigid with the stem bears upon the lower washer or disc 223 receivable If deeitlierthe washer or 'disc type of'member 223. In "Fig: 6 of' thefdrawing there is illus vtrated a still further modi ed form of the invention and the same includes the disclosimilar or like parts are indicated by numeralsof fthe 300 series'. Thus, the composition base 320 hasimbedded therein the portions -321a of the member'321 terminating in the .portion '322 .that is 'f inwardly directedifor lanchorage Aof all; of vthe parts in assembled relation.: The lowermostcushion plate or washer is indicated. by the. numeral 323fand associated therewith, if desired, may be af coil spring 326. The plate is indicated bythe' numeral 315 and includes the centrally embossed portion 316,1afpertured as at 317 to receive Vthefanchoring portion' 318 of the stem313, the latter having the two enlarged clampingportions 314 and 319.

a-In `this form 'of the invention an additionalfpla'te .bears upon theupper cushion washer324vc`entrally apertured as at 325 and said plate includes the bearingvportion 330, the `oil'set,orfembossed portion v331 and the centrally apertured portion 332. The spring 326nia`y be provided or omitted and if utilized may .be positioned as before indicated `with reference` to the modication illustrated insign. i

in beamer niemanden Siloam in rig.

7, similar or identical parts are indicated bynumerals of the four hundred series. In

this'. modilication, theresilient cushion in` stead i, of" beingfspongerubber, or the like,

comprises :a coil spring l123, herein shown somewhatconical." The platerlll' includes a cushion seat formingfiange orskirt 1150, forspring centering;` f In F'gs; 8ands9, a modified form of spring type slide `isillustrated, similar or like vparts bearingnumerals ofthe five hundred series. In this form`,`the`plate 515 includes a plurality ofspring retaining orvseating sockets 51,5a to-` receive springs 523 arranged in spaced relation. Herein four springs are In theforms illustrated in Figs. to 9y inclusive, the additional top bearing washer, Y

i employed. A'spacing unitV 523@ having arcy ,which is similarto Figsg vand 6,'fis illustrated. However, instead of this formation,

the slide may be secured togetherfaslillustrated in Figs. 1 and. .l y "y s 'f A The invention claimed is:-, f n

1. A rocking oushonslide.comprising a load engaging stem, an ,upwardlyjfdirectedA centrally embossed y'plate rigid therewith,y a chamber 'forming base therebeneath, resilient means inthe chamber interposed between the base and the plate, meansextending inward- Y. fly from the basev and rigid therewithfandy terposedjbetweenthef-base and the plate,

means embedded in the base and extendingy f inwardly therefrom and .overlying` the plate and having an enlarged central aperture per-1 mitting rocking of the load member relative thereto, and other resilient meansiin the chamberfinterpo'sed between, said plate `and n saidin'wardly extending means.

overlying the plate and having an enlargedy central aperture permitting rocking of thev stem relative thereto," and* other resilient means in the chamber and interposed between said plate and said inwardly, extending n' means. f

2. A rocking cushion slide comprising a load engagingY stem,k an.` `upwardly directed Centrally embossed pla-te' rigidtherewith, a"

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. chamber forming base therebeneath,'fresilient'ff means in the chamber interposed between thef l l base andthe plate, a metalwasherextendingk vinwardly from the base andunderlylnganf y, A

intu'rned portion thereof. for rigid connection f f therewith and overlying the plate and having Y n an', enlarged central aperture` permitting., y

rocking kof the stem yrelativethereto, and

other resilient meansfin the .chamber and,- interposed between saidplate and saidmetal washer. e 3. A rocklng cushlon slide lcomprising a Y load engaging stem, a plate rigid therewith, a chamber forming composition base ,there-j beneath', resilient means inthe ,chamber and Y interposed between the `base andthe plate, e l

,means embedded inthe-base andze-xtending inwardly therefrom yand overlying the platel and having an enlarged ycentral laperturepm mitting rocking of the stem relative'thereto,

and other resilient' means'in the chamber in-` terposed between said 4. Aroclring cushion slideoomprisingfa plate andsaid inward-y 1y extending means. f Y 45 i. 11o v j `load engaging member,'a plateV rigid there#` l l with, a chamber formingecompositionbase y Y therebeneath, means Yimbedded in; the `base and extending inwardly therefrom and over-y lying the plate and having van enlarged cen-I tralaperture permitting lrocking lof the load.' member relative thereto, resilientnmeans in the chamber andinterposed between the base.

and plate, a metal washer extendinginward,

ly from the. base and underlyingthe inward'- ly extending means carried by the'baserfor.4 rigid connection therewith-"and other resi1` ient means in the chamberk interposed bef, tween said member supportplate :and the ymetal washer.` l l L v 5. A rocking cushion slide comprising a `load engagingmemben'an'upwardly directed chamber forming composition base therebecentrally `embossedplate lrigid therewith, afv i n 

